Here are examples of each word play from the book: Diction
-"But im not a serpent, I tell you!" said Alice. I'm a--- I'm a---" "Well! What are you?" said the Pigeon. "I can see you're trying to invent something!" "I--- I'm a little girl,"said Alice," Pg. 56 -" 'Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?' said the March Hare. 'Exactly so,' said Alice. 'Then you should say what you mean,' the Hatter went on."pg. 69 -" 'With what porpoise?' said the mock Turtle. 'Don't you mean with what purpose?' said Alice."Pg.99 Syntax
- "I see what I eat is the same thing as I eat what I see!" Pg.69
- "I like what i get is the same thing as i get what i like!" Pg.69
-"I breath when I sleep is the same thing as I sleep when I breath!" Pg.69 Lexicon
-" 'Curious and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for a moment she quite forgot how to speak good English)."pg.26 -"The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in suprise. "Never heard of Uglifying!" Pg. 93 Personification
-"Your hair needs cutting" said the Hatterpg.68 -"If you knew Time as well as I do,' said the Hatter, `you wouldn't talk about wasting it. It's HIM." pg 71 Alliteration
- "Much of a Muchness." Pg.75
- "Alice said with some severity." Pg.68-"By-the-bye, what became of the baby?' said the Cat." Pg.66 Assonance
- " did you say 'pig', or 'fig'?" said the Cat. I said 'pig',"replied Alice."Pg.66 -"...their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie. - Dormouse"Pg.73
-"By-the-bye what became the baby?" Pg.66 Repetition
- "Of course, of Course; just what i was going to remark myself." Pg.70
- "Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle...." Pg.72
-"Wow! Wow! Wow!"Pg 62 Pun
- " ' Mine is a long and sad tale,' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. 'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?' pg.37 - "You can draw water out of a water-well,' said the Hatter;' so I should think you could draw treacle out of a treacle-well--eh stupid?"Pg.73 -“Perhaps not, but I know I have to beat Time when I learn music.” Pg. 71
Diction
-"But im not a serpent, I tell you!" said Alice. I'm a--- I'm a---" "Well! What are you?" said the Pigeon. "I can see you're trying to invent something!" "I--- I'm a little girl,"said Alice," Pg. 56
-" 'Do you mean that you think you can find out the answer to it?' said the March Hare. 'Exactly so,' said Alice. 'Then you should say what you mean,' the Hatter went on."pg. 69
-" 'With what porpoise?' said the mock Turtle. 'Don't you mean with what purpose?' said Alice."Pg.99
Syntax
- "I see what I eat is the same thing as I eat what I see!" Pg.69
- "I like what i get is the same thing as i get what i like!" Pg.69
-"I breath when I sleep is the same thing as I sleep when I breath!" Pg.69
Lexicon
- " 'Curious and curiouser!' cried Alice (she was so much surprised, that for a moment she quite forgot how to speak good English)."pg.26
-"The Gryphon lifted up both its paws in suprise. "Never heard of Uglifying!" Pg. 93
Personification
-"Your hair needs cutting" said the Hatter pg.68 -"If you knew Time as well as I do,' said the Hatter, `you wouldn't talk about wasting it. It's HIM." pg 71
Alliteration
- "Much of a Muchness." Pg.75
- "Alice said with some severity." Pg.68 -"By-the-bye, what became of the baby?' said the Cat." Pg.66
Assonance
- " did you say 'pig', or 'fig'?" said the Cat. I said 'pig',"replied Alice." Pg.66
-"...their names were Elsie, Lacie, and Tillie. - Dormouse" Pg.73
-"By-the-bye what became the baby?" Pg.66
Repetition
- "Of course, of Course; just what i was going to remark myself." Pg.70
- "Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle, Twinkle...." Pg.72
-"Wow! Wow! Wow!"Pg 62
Pun
- " ' Mine is a long and sad tale,' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. 'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; 'but why do you call it sad?' pg.37
- "You can draw water out of a water-well,' said the Hatter;' so I should think you could draw treacle out of a treacle-well--eh stupid?"Pg.73
-“Perhaps not, but I know I have to beat Time when I learn music.” Pg. 71